If you've been looking to relive the terrors of the Rook Islands, but no longer have an Xbox 360, Microsoft has got you covered! As announced by the official Xbox Twitter, Far Cry 3 is now available on Xbox One via backward compatibility. I... read

Raphael van Lierop, in a recent interview with USGamer, revealed that his original vision of the game would have tied all three entries in the series up to that point together.
As narrative director at Ubisoft Montreal for Far Cry 3, he sta... read

Mark IV style mutha f*ckas!
Far Cry 3's map editor was just updated to include Blood Dragon's neon packed designs. This is just for the buildings and stuff, and doesn't include the creatures like the actual Blood Dragons. The update is avai... read

NeoGAF discovered the first few handful of screenshots and concept art for Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon. A couple of the screens lineup with the little bits of gameplay we got to see in the teaser video, and overall the screens are definitely gi... read

We really, really, really want Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon to be a real thing. Everything we've seen so far screams amazing. Well whatever Blood Dragon is supposed to be, the mystery continues as these three retro '80s tracks were released by ... read

It's April Fools. This is my disclaimer stating so. Regardless, I have a pretty good feeling about this announcement being real, since an achievement list and box art leaked recently. The teaser video above is an '80s VHS throwback, which ... read

Details on a Far Cry 3 downloadable expansion continue to come out. Previously hinted by lead writer Jeffrey Yohalem and Ubisoft registering rights to "Blood Dragon," we now have the juiciest details yet: An Xbox Live Arcade game cover and ... read

Far Cry 3 was one of the darlings of the gaming world in 2012 and, according to lead writer Jeffrey Yohalem, Ubisoft plans to capitalize on its popularity.
In an interview with Joystiq, Yohalem said ""Yes," I'm working on something now... read

In comparison to previous games, Far Cry 3 was fairly easy on the highest difficulty. Ubisoft is planning to change this with the addition of a new Master difficulty and a menu option that will reset all conquered outposts.
Master difficult... read

The latest episode of The Creators Project took a behind-the-scenes look at how Ubisoft brought life to Far Cry 3. The video goes over how Ubisoft wanted to constantly distract the player with the wealth of options available within the gam... read

If you've been waiting to pick up Far Cry 3, today might be a good day -- it's $34.99 as Amazon's Gold Box Deal of the Day. The sale is going on for 360, PS3, and PC, and you can opt for the physical or digital version of the PC game, in ad... read

Far Cry 3 might have been one of last year's biggest surprises, what with its return to the tropical setting of the original and its late-in-the-year release. Despite the seemingly ham-fisted approach to gaming satire, its open-world chaos ... read

IGN sat down with Far Cry 3's executive producer Dan Hay to talk about the creation of one of the best characters of 2012, Vaas Montenegro. Originally, Vaas was a big bald dude named Bull. He essentially looked like a generic mini-boss you'... read

If you were clamoring for a less intrusive HUD for Far Cry 3, you can have it: if you're a PC owner that is. Just download the latest patch, go to the options menu, and look for the new HUD toggle options under "Gameplay."
Currently there's... read

Far Cry 3 has been accused of racism, sexism, and relying too heavily on exploitative narrative tropes. Lead writer Jeffrey Yohalem, however, thinks the critics have missed the point, and told Penny Arcade that Far Cry 3 is suppos... read

Oh, Far Cry 3 -- why couldn't you have come out a bit sooner than during the first week of December? Perhaps it's for the best that some of us get through our current lot before diving into what will likely be one of the year's last big wel... read

As announced on the PlayStation Blog, those of you hunting down wildlife in Far Cry 3 on PlayStation 3 will have exclusive content to play this January with the arrival of High Tides, a cooperative DLC pack. While few specifics were given, ... read

[Update: Ubisoft says it has now gotten the servers back and you can play. Also, some people are responding to that by thanking Ubisoft. Don't do that. You just paid for that friggin' game, and you're owed a working one. They need to thank ... read

Far Cry 2 and I have a very special relationship, as I don't think I've ever enjoyed a game that I hated so much. I've played it many times, loving and loathing every second of it. For as much as it infuriated me with its glitches and stodg... read

Far Cry 3 keeps looking better every time I see it, and this introduction to it's multiplayer component is no different.
The folks over at Ubisoft have got the staples of most modern first-person shooters covered with a XP and level progre... read

Because if you do, you'll have a sweet barroom firefight in your mind. Actually, that doesn't sound all too bad!
Freddie Wong offered his own Far Cry 3 tribute the other week, so of course the Corridor Digital boys would want a crack at it... read

Ubisoft has announced a four-episode web series (set to launch around the same time as Far Cry 3) developed internally called Far Cry Experience that, according to them, is going to be "a big gift to fans."
If you've ever watched... read

Far Cry 3's Hoyt seems like a nice guy, even though some are calling him a tyrant. The name does not fit.
In this trailer you'll see that Hoyt's job is to find people and help them get work, and he apparently runs the largest organiza... read

I'm not sure about most players, but when I hear people talk about the Far Cry series, what comes to my mind are the scenic locales, the interesting level design and the awkward massacre of zebras. In an unique marketing move, Ubisoft ... read

The original Far Cry was an incredibly fun experience, with a varied deadly tropical landscape and relatively intelligent A.I. opponents for the time. The gameplay was both challenging and continuously engaging, and made me a fan of the ser... read

The trailer above details two of your main allies in Far Cry 3. Dennis Richards is a Liberian National who has found a home among the Rakyat tribe that lives on Rook Island. During my own playthrough that will go up tomorrow, I mostly defe... read

This newest Far Cry 3 trailer shows off two of the jungle's craziest and most savage residents, Vaas and Buck. These chaps look like they'd ruin anyone's holiday in a tropical paradise; well, them and the tigers.
At least the sharks,... read

Far Cry 3 is coming out on December 4 and I think that's a horrible time to release a game, especially something as big as a Far Cry title. The worst part is that it's coming after Black Friday here in America, one of the most important sh... read

Much of what I've seen from Far Cry 3 has been centered around either lots of people being violently killed, the concept of insanity, or both. Which is fine, though the open-ended locales have always been what pulled me into the series (an... read

Far Cry 3 is easily one of the prettiest first-person shooters to date. Usually you expect dark, murky visuals, but the team at Ubisoft opted for making a lush, bright world that can easily be filled with the corpses of local inhabitants, a... read

Man, gamescom sure knows how to drown us in undbridled stuff. Here's a new trailer for Far Cry 3, giving us a deeper look at the characters available in co-op. Those expecting their fix of lush jungles and that weird man talking ... read

Ubisoft has released a little walkthrough detailing all the key points you'll need to know on the four-player co-op mode of Far Cry 3. The co-op is its own story focusing on four characters out for revenge. You'll be able to customize each... read

Ubisoft has pushed back Far Cry 3 to the very end of this year. Fans in the U.S. will have to wait until December 4 now for its release (Xbox 360, PS3 and PC), while Europe gets their painted nipple action on November 29. This is quite a fa... read

“Yeah, more of that, then. Cool.”
This is me on just about every first-person shooter at E3 2012. It takes effort to discern what separates the new Crysis, Medal of Honor, and Call of Duty from their previous installments. Th... read

Far Cry was never a series I thought I’d want to play in four player co-op, but, then again, there aren’t many games that don’t benefit from it. While I’d hate to see three online chuckleheads ruin the atmosphere and... read

With its insane cast of characters, impressive visuals, and increased focus on narrative, Far Cry 3 has been shaping up to be a very impressive sequel for Ubisoft Montreal's first-person shooter franchise. Well, that was unti... read

I'm rather looking forward to Far Cry 3, having enjoyed its predecessors despite their less-than-subtle flaws. If absolutely nothing else, these games offer locales that I always find myself wanting to explore for a little while longer, on... read

Ubisoft has today announced an obligatory collector's edition for Far Cry 3. It intends to milk the pre-release popularity of the game's main antagonist, as the centerpiece of the so-called Insane Edition is a crossdressing bobblehead of V... read

A new video of Far Cry 3 surfaced on GameTrailers yesterday, complete with action-movie white knight antics. Of course, wouldn't you know it, with the building on fire and on the verge of collapse Jason Brody frees his ... read

For two weeks this summer, 360 and PS3 users will have the opportunity to play through Far Cry 3's multiplayer beta. Ubisoft has detailed some of what you can expect. Up to 16 players can merrily shoot the crap out of each other in one of s... read

To promote Far Cry 3 at PAX East, Ubisoft is giving fans the opportunity to get a (totally real) tattoo or mohawk. As Hamza would say, this is happening "because videogames!"
Suze from The Hourglass Tattoo Parlor will be at the show on Frid... read

We recently received our first good look at Far Cry 3 since E3 with a gripping cinematic that shed some light on the protagonist and his motivations for waging a guerrilla war on a hostile island far from home. But that was last ... read

Far Cry 3 has exploded back into the spotlight with an incredible new trailer, one that I think you need to see. No gameplay yet, but it seems like the story is going to be excellent, and whoever is providing the voice for the antagonist i... read

Following the Far Cry 3 presentation and demo at the Ubisoft booth at gamescom, I got to interview narrative director Jason VandenBerghe, who is without a shadow of a doubt a most amazing man.
We don't only talk about the de... read

In case there was any doubt, at least part of Far Cry 3 will take place on a tropical island. This has been completely confirmed today by a set of screens coming out of gamescom that show off leaves, sand, and water. Yup… that's a tr... read

Hey guys! It's me, Max! Remember me? I'm back from my vacation with another episode of The Destructoid Show for you to rub your noses in.
First up, twelve minutes of Batman: Arkham City exists on the internet. On top of that, there's som... read

Far Cry 2 was a pretty big game, full of zebras and guns that jammed every two minutes. Far Cry 3 isn't going to be happy with matching that experience -- it wants to make it even bigger.
"If you look at the vistas and the scale of Far Cry ... read

One of the biggest surprises to come out of E3 this year was that Ubisoft is working on a new Far Cry game! I don't think people really saw it coming but it was a nice to see the return of my favorite animal killing simulator.
Far Cry 3 ta... read

Here is the Far Cry 3 footage that Ubisoft showed earlier at their press conference, but this time with some commentary here and there on what we're looking at. There's a lot of different types of action going on, with the ability to steal... read

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